Pablo Moyano Fernandez
Opus Versatilium: A Meta-Vernacular Approach for Contemporary Load-Bearing Walls Exhibition
OPENING DATE: FEBRUARY 19th, 5:15 PM EST
Pablo Moyano Fernandez is an Assistant Professor at Washington University in St. Louis where he has been teaching since 2006. Pablo has extensive experience in the field of architecture, developing his career in firms with a strong connection to construction. His teaching and research focus on the performative qualities of concrete applied to building enclosure systems using innovative methods of fabrication coupled with the latest concrete technologies. His comprehensive research integrates several awarded research and teaching grants with built projects at multiple scales using concrete as a resilient and sustainable building material. Pablo served as the Faculty Project Design Leader for CRETE House, WashU’s proposal for the Solar Decathlon 2017, which was awarded second place in the Architecture Category contest. He is the coordinator of Building Systems, a foundational course that examines contemporary building practices in terms of materials, assemblies and methods of construction. Recently, the Army Corps of Engineers commissioned him to design and construct a bird blind using innovative concrete methods. Pablo holds a Professional Degree in Architecture from the University of Buenos Aires, a Master of Architecture, and a Master of Urban Design from Washington University in St. Louis.
Andy Bako
TRAIN YOURSELF
OPENING DATE: April 10, 5:15 PM EST
Andy Bako (he/him) is a computational designer and licensed architect from Mississauga, Canada. Andy’s creative work and research explores the intersection between digital and physical realities, focusing on recent advancements in artificial intelligence and digital fabrication. Andy has taught at the graduate and undergraduate level at the University of Toronto and Carleton University. He is a founding partner of BAK\LASH, a multidisciplinary design group that operates in the threshold between our digital and physical realities. With BAK\LASH, Andy has developed digital platforms and contributed to exhibitions for institutions including MOCA Toronto, the Aga Kahn Foundation and the University of Toronto.
Andy holds a Master of Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design with Advanced Placement and Distinction. He was the recipient of the Harvard GSD 2019 Digital Design Prize for his Master’s Thesis project, “Normal House”. He has worked in award-winning offices such as Adamson Associates Architects and OMA and has experience working at a multitude of scales ranging from large-scale commercial projects to custom residential work.
Andy’s work has been featured in Yale Paprika!, Kooz/Arch, SuckerPUNCHdaily, and the Hot Air Gallery in New York. He has contributed to international exhibitions including the “Countryside: The Future” exhibition held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.